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He Liked Her Demure Eve.

From the New YORK Sun.
They are telling in one circle OF fashionable SO.
ciety story OF jolly young millionaire widow.
An admirer at ball, after pulling himself over
the twinkle OF one OF her eyes, While Its mate was
demurely expresslonless, asked for an explanation
OF the phenomenon.
sand which eye do you admire?" she said.
"H-h-hard TO tell, he Stammered. 1.-The one
w-w-with the occurrences sort OF mashes a fellow ;
d-d-dont you know, and the one with the twinkle
sets h-h-him ablaze with its flashes. It's choice
betwlxt fundamentally g-good things, you
know"
'On the whole which one do you prefer,
"Wa-wa-weil, think the demure one"
81 am so glad, Dolphy. to hear you say that "
and the widow beamed rapturOusly into his face,
because the eye is a glass one, and am some.
times afraid 1t diShgureS me-"
This revelation lost her lover. But she will
hardly miss him from the gang, and She certainly
had fun with him While he lasted,
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How China Painters are Discouraged.
From the China Decorator.
You say the price Of this beautiful hand painted
dinner set is $175?'
eyes, madam"
"And the price of this plain set Of the same
ware is $171. only 81 difYerence?"
Eyes, madam"
''Then, how can that be real hand painting?
surely 1t must cost more than 81 to decorate set
like That. The figures are exquisite"
Both dinner sets were OF Limoges ware. They
were displayed In a Broadway crOckery house
The decorated set had delicate figures traced on
each OF the hundred or more pieces.
81 assure you, madam, that 1t IS genuine hand
painting" he replied. "The slight difference in
price does not arise from the cheapneSS OF the
painting. 1t comes from the highness Of the
"Well thought So" said the lady. sTve done
work as that could never be had for 81 a SET"
Just as thought, too" said the dealer, when
the lady had gone ''She is one OF them"
"One OF what?"
1.-THE women with the chna-decOrating craze. I
told little 1b about the tariff, rather stretched
the customs tariff that makes the small difference
In price, We charge within trif1ing amount OF
as much for plain Limoges and other high-grade
ch1naS as we do for the r1chly-decOFaIed SETS
simply TO keep the plain sets out OF the reach OF
persons principally women, by the way, who
manipulated decorations. Few persons can tell
real art work from daubS on china any more than
they can on canvas Ii we gave the china-decO-
rating crankS a chance we'd soon have the market
Hooded with real Limoges ware nd-pafnted by
home talent. BY making the plain sets almost as
shut out these amateurs This course is pursued
by the trade generally"
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Brides who Perch I'm Trees.


Among the Lolos OF Western China 1t is custom.
airy for the bride on the wedding morning to perch
herself on the highest branch OF a large tree,
while the elder female members OF her family cus-
ter on the lower limbs, armed with sticks. When
all are duly stationed the bridegroom chambers up
the tree. asSailed on all sides by blows pushes
and pnches from the dowagers, and IL is not until
he has broken through their renee and captured
the bride that he is allowed TO carry her OF. Simi-
lar difficulties aSsail the bridegroom among the
Monaghan koraks, who are In the habit OF celeorat-
ing their marriages in large tents, divided into
numerous separate but communicating compart-
ments. AT given signal, as soon as the guests
are assembled, the bride starts of through the
compartments followed by her w0oer. while the
women OF the encampment throw every possible
impeachment In his way, tripping up his unwary
feet, holding down the curtains to prevent his
passage, and applying willow and alder switches
numerically as he Stoops to raise them. As with
the maiden on the horse, and the virgin on the
tree-top, the korak bride Is Invariably captured
however much the possibilities OF escape may be
In her FAVOR.
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Candles At Festivals.

from inc Saturu1y In1es.
1t is the custom nowadays to use candles, either
with or without shades for decorating and illumi.
mating at balls, receptions, dinner parties after
noon teas, wedding feasts, Christmas revels and
such like festivities, because OF the subdued and
delicate light obtained. Another reason is that
they lend themselves more readily to novel ideas
in decoration, and yield more striking effects IN
light than any other Illuminating agent Besides ali
these It is the fashion Nothing is prettter for the
pari0r or dining room on Thanksgiving or Christ
mas Day, and they may be properly used as far
into the season as Easter The small candles for
children, or for Christmas trees. are as much in
demand as ever, and vary from LA to the pound to
course OF all cOlors and are 90 cheap that even the
poorest can aIord TO present their little children
with few, II not with An entire box. With these
candles are the holders, refiectors ornaments for
trees In cOl0rs and tinse and the numerous devices
by which the Christmas tree may be inviting and
Attractive. = -
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Water Mikes.

from the GentlenanS Magazine
The Russians believe that the Rusalkas or
water Spirits are beautiful maidens who allure
passers-by, and II they catch them tickle them to
death in their crystal halls below the waves.
During one week In the year they come to men
for clothes. and rags and threads are accordingly
hung on the trees for their benefit. During that
week, for fear Of offending the Rusalkas and being
punished by the loss Of poultry or cattle, no one
must work or sew or wash linen. When girls are
drowned they become Kusalkas and the
wives OF the watery vOdyany, and whep
snow melts into floods, or mlll-dams are
carried away by swollen torrents men
know that IT Is due to the matrimonial revery that
always attends the celebration Of marriage be-
tween mortal and spirit OF the waters. This
idea or possible relation between water spirits and
human beings seems TO be a very obvious cOrOllary
OF the idea OF human-like beings resident In the
least as reasonable as the idea OF their drowning
them or tickling them to death. And with the
the Idea OF such marriage 1t would be natural
TO connect the idea OF some benefit to
accrue therefrOm to the water spirit, as we'll
as OF curious conditions involved in the mar
rage contract. Thus would arise such stories
as those OF the Undine or MeluSina. Undine, for
instance the daughter OF the stream, by virtue OF
her marriage with the Knight Huldbrand, acquires
human, and, therefore, an immortal soul He
promises, among other things, never 10 bring her
near river, and when he accidentally does so
loses her forever TO be by her tickled to death on
the eve OF his second marriage.
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In late newspaper interview Inspector Byrnes
Of New York, gives reporter some interesting
facts about reading character from the surface
signs on the human face. The keen inspector saws
he has studied physiognOmy all OF his life and has
come to the conclusion that the general character
OF the head and face have little or nothing to do
with the character OF q man. A person may have
q Roman, a Grectan or q snub nose: he NAV he fa,
and slim and lank; he may be short and schubby y
or he may be anywhere between; he NAV be blonde
or dark; he may wear q number six or q number
eight hat; he may have full or retreating FORE
head; his eyes may De sunken or protrudinS large
or small and yet the inspector thinks no one can
tell with any degree Of certainty from his looks
whether he be saint or o sinner.
After going all through the list OF physioQnomi-
cal traits Mr. Byrnes comes down to business and
says he never saw smart man, either In crime or
In business, who had large nab6y ears that stood
on from his head like wings. To succeed In bust
ness or to make any Roadway In life the rim OF 4
mans ears must stand In toward his head n n
the Hopping, Outstanding, down-hanRtn9 ear that
shows weakness OF character and OF purpose and
gives man away every time. According 70 the
Inspector the man with this kind OF an ear IA the
one who Il nrst 70 enter crime and the rst to con-
fess when arrested. He brags and blows and bius-
ters, and then "peters out" without doinr any,
thing. The long -eared man 10 Q failure
OF course this Is simply the result OF one mans
observation. and cannot be laid down as 4 law
But Inspector Byruee 70 an able man q keen OBJ
server, and person Whose ears hug his Uranium
pretty closely. His opinions should therefore be
emitted 70 some weight. II they are correct the
lop-eared man must 60
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From the Fortnightly Review.
Chaste and modest as the ideal woman OF chiv-
airy was the social need OF marriage was so great
that no lady thought It shame to demand hus-
band OF her seigneur. Helissent, daughter OF Yon
de Gascoigne, came to the court OF Charlemagne
saying: my father has been dead these two
months, and demand from you husband" Also
La Belle Argentine, "gui a te CHEZ blond ef est
plus blanche que strene,' wife OF Guy de Nanteui,
came to the court " pour mari deDsdnder don't eite
acoa naesfier." The Due Jesse de Bourgoyne says
in Girars di Vidne, Ny husband Is Just dead but
to what good 20 mournf Since the time OF Moses
some live and Others die. Find me powerful hus-
band, for have need OF one TO defend my land"
The king gives her to Gerard de viane, then look
ing at her and finding her genie Ct acen1see, he
keeps her for himself Helissent dame de Pom
thieu, q widow OF month, Is told TO prepare her
self TO be married 10 Fremont by her brother Bald
win de Fanore. Stre, disteue, ID Jerus pldtsir.
This u her humble response. without moments
delay her brother takes her par te poiag,n and
gives her to Fremont, and they are married then
and there and have "much laughter and Joy"
Chariemagne married en- bloc all the widows OF
his barons who had been killed In the spanish war.
And later, SpenSerS four knights were scarcely
after the ideal pattern:
"Druon's delight was all for sineie life
And unto ladies' love would tend no leisure;
The more Was Clar1oell engaged rife
with forveut names, and loved out OF measure;
So exc loved Blandzmour, but yet at pleasure
Would change his hklilgs and new lemans prove;
And Psridell Of love did make threxsure,
But lusted sitter ali that did him move
30 diversely thee four dispossd were to love-"
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Dispensing With Male Escort.

From the New Orleans Times Democrat
The custom OF women attending the theater In
groups Of three or more without an escort is even
more general this winter than ever before 1t is a
very sensible and proper sort OF independence, for
IL has always seemed rather hard to debar the sex
from visiting either opera or play simply because
no man happened to be available at the moment.
II Is still a bit awkward and embarrassing, for on
entering public place every one present has a
way or staring over ones shoulder as though
hunting up the missing man, but II the courageous
individual be full OF pluck this is soon overcome
Then, there is strength In numbers. No one
thinks OF venturing out with less than two COM
panlonS, which sets at rest any scrupleS on the
score OF personal protection. To many there is no
pleasure equal to theater going, and prejudice
viii soon be lived down that Is based on such mar
row limitation.
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Fred H Carruth in the Chicago Tribune.
''This copy OF our paper, i" writes Dakota editor
sis not issued from Scrip City, our new county
seat as we hoped 1t would be, but about four miles
from there. near Hank Potter's place. This is
owing TO the fact that In moving our ONCE ON the
wagon, where we have had it for the last
two years, so that we might Keep It as near
the county seat as possible, one OF our
horses became frightened at the noise OF the
tOb-press as we were running on some posters,
reared up, and fell and broke his neck, thus CON-
pelling US to stop In the road. We expect TO re-
main where we are until next week. when the
boys from Jumping Valley move the county seat
back when We shall hitch our wagon to the back
end OF the courthouse and be t0wed along to CIV
ilzation. Before the Scrip City boys come after
secured new horse and propose TO keep right up
to the procession after this Remember TO sub
scribe for the only paper In the county
the wheels wore on OF our esteemed but sleepy
contemporary wagon six months ago and it has
since been side-tracked at Chicago City,
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from the New York Bun.
Mr.. Sampson, OF course. she said, with bewitch-
ing smile land you must bring lots Of money with
YOU
Mr.. sampson was 30 overcome by the smile that
ne was on his knees before he knew it, and pres
entity everything was as IL should be.
.'George, DEAR the girl said later on. and she
said II thoughtfully, perhapsit win be 6 well for
you not TO bring too much money tomorrow even.
ing. We oughtpoth 70 practice economy now, you
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From Longman's.
The entertainment was given by an earl, de-
servedly popular. 1t was extremely handsome.
and champagne flowed in an almost excessive flood.
The evening was well advanced, when benignant
old gentleman arose to propose a toast He spoke
with entire fiuency, but somehow he said exactly
the opposite OF what he meant. 81 feel,- said he.
"that for plain country squire like myself to adj
dress this learned company is Indeed to cast pearls
before swine" Never was so successful speech
made. He could get no further for many minutes
The swine appl iuded vociferously, and as though
they would never cease. We knew, OF course that
the good old gentleman meant that he was the
swine and that we were the pea Is; but then he
had not said So His meaning could be gathered
but was not expressed.
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An ldol Smashed - So0a ~ Eoana.
From the Omaha World
First Lady 60 new-found fr1endD-'You are the
most fortunate Of women. did not believe such .
perfect angel Of . man could exist" second Lady
{mystined,-"I beg pardon" First LADY, refer
70 your husbands nberalify IN money matserA He
handed you that money with Is little hoG1eatton
~ q he had been lover instead of the husband
Of yearA~ second Lady tquietly1-"Its my money."
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puzzles Of different kinds for all people have their
puzzles, AMI great variety of playthings that
even Kris KrIngle never heard OF. Every race has
It's tops. Some OF those, made OF ivory by Alaska
Indians to be spun with the fingers, perfectly
balanced and will spin on smooth surface lor a
long time. These Indians also make q top that
hts into hollow cylinder and spins In the cyln-
der. there being an aperture on one side for the
massage OF the string
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PROFESSIONAL

DROP. CLAY. WONDERFULLY GIFTED GLAZE.
hidden mystery revealed ksrovsrs iess or ssois9
property. Causes speedy maraxes Brlnrv separass1
itogethsr. Gives soccess IN buninesE Eemovss al
tfamiy troubles Curcs ncknessI All n. trouble vii
tne e4irvoysnl - ne succeeds where 81 othsrs iaaL
IND sdyertis<~ only Whist he do. sHttings. 500.
ICUPERfLUoUs HAIR oBIITERATTp d. IEAvIK0
~ NO xsce ~ my electric needle procrss; years
as-iss. Ahs Df fs s sisMn..
SMA BROOKE rEILs ALL The EVENTS o.
N LIE All buHnena conhdsntial. Lsdiss zndgsae
9Th streets northwest er-Ious
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Comfortable Am AreanA.

From the Chicago Tribune.
'sYou want something to buy mamma q Christ
mas present, do you7" said papa; land want to
buy It yourselves, heyf Well well that Is right,
my children. You shall have IT, She has been Q
good mother to you all these yearA II you could
only md something" continued papa, - his blue
eyes nlled with tearA s'that would keep your
grtldge $50" = -
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DENTISTRY.

TREE DENTAL INFIRMARY-TEE1H FIILkD
II and articia teeth inserted without charge except
cost material ON application st lt2S a.. DENIAL
Dept Columbian University. nun u u PIN dAxly
except SUNDAY. attraction of teeth free dxl-lm
nR DUKE DENTIST. 7l5 18th k.w-TEErR
~ extracted without pain b. 40 q iocsl sppacston
iect nttang sets o. artaclA sssth opestions euAFsn
iced o4-3ns
hk sIAkk PARSONS DEsl.sI. S1h 81. COR.
tooth.che without extrstinG local a. ssthsec ussd
on the sums alleviate ne yam OF extrsct NJ ALI
TAR I. n. TALBOT. DENTIST. AZ 7Ta ST.
Othree doors from corner u z Dentisary IN Ali IL
brancheA Teeth insertSd 81 per 80 lu WORK var.
ranted lnnl
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Christmas Obligations.

ALWAYS TIME FOR GOOD DEEDS AND GOOD WILL
EVERYWHERE.
From the London Queen.
In the Middle Ages In England the obligations
of Christmas were strongly marked. The old
rhymster. Tusser, born in 1915, after living a
courtly life under the shadow OF the throne for
many years, became Suffolk farmer In his
doggere verses, which are still quoted under their
old title OF "Five Hundred Points OF Good Hus-
bandry." he said:
Let Christmas be merry and thankful withall
And FEAST the poor neighbours the and the small
In Poor Robins Almanac for 1884, more than a
century after ThOS. TuSSer had been merry and
thankful for his last Christmas the same spirit OF
hospitality was enforced. Writing of Christmas
Poor Robin says:
Now trees their leafy hats do bare
10 rever nee Winters silver hair;
h. dsome hostess merry host,
pot of ale, and now u toast,
Tobacco and a good coal fire,
Are things this season doth require
But before "POOr Robin" had issued the lines we
have extracted there had been writton a poem
which Leigh Hunt rightly calls 'the finest Christ
m IS carol ever written by an EIglishman," 1.-THE
Ode or Hymn TO the Nativity" which, although
composed by Milton when he was but a youth,
contains within II as fine lines any he ever pro-
duced. The universal peace that rrigned through.
out the world at the date OF the Nativity is des-
employed:
Nor war nor battles sound
Was heard the wor around.
The idle spear and shield were high up hung;
The hooked chariot st cd
Unstained with hostile blood:
The trumpet spake not to the armed throng:
And kings sat still with awful eye,
AS II they surely knew their sovran Lord was nigh"
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Analysis of a Tear.


Analysis of q Tear.
THINGS WHICH MAKE DEwDRoP UPON A woMAN's
CHEEK
From the London Queen
The principal element in the composition OF a
tear as may readily be supposed, is water The
other elements are salt, soda, phosphate OF lime,
phosphate OF soda and mucus each In small pro.
portions. A dried tear seen through microscope
OF good average power presents peculiar appear
ance. The water, after evaporation, leaves behind
1t the saline Ingredients. which anna lgamate and
form themselves into heightened cross lines, and
look like number OF minute fish bones. The
tears are secreted IN what are called the 'lachry.
NAL glands situated over the eyeball and under
meath the lid. The contents OF these glands are
carried along and under the inner surface of the
eyelidS by means OF six or seven very flne chan
nels, and are discharged little above the carti-
lage supporting the lid.
The discharge OF tears from the lachrymal
glands Is not occasional and accidental as Is COM
monty supposed. but continuous 1t goes on both
day and night-though less abundantly at night
the surface o; the pupil, in virtue of the incessanI
movement or the lids After serving It's purpose.
the flow is ca ried away by two little drains stu
ated in that corner OF each eye nearest the nose
into which they run-and called the slachrymal
points" The usefulness OF this quiet flow OF tears
to both men and beasts, is manifest. There IS
such an immense quantity OF fine dust floating I'm
the air and constantly getting into the eyes JRat
but for II, they would soon become choked Very
some obnoxious substance-smOke or an insect or
the like that affects the neryes-does make its way
In, an Increased now Is poured out to sweep IL
away.
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Testing the Lads Honesty.

From London TIdbits.
lawyer engaged new boy recently, and, as be
had suffered to some extent from the depredations
OF his former lad, he determined to try the new
boys honesty at once. He therefore placed a five
pound note under weight on his desk, and walked
out without a word. Upon his return, half an hour
later, the note was gone and half crown in silver
had taken its place.
Boy. when went out left five pounds under
this weight"
Eyes, Sir; but, you see you hadn't been gone a I've
minutes when man came In with bill against
you for four pounds seventeen and sixpence.
believe the change is correct?"
"YOu paid a bile"
"Yes sir; there It is, all reseipted The man
said 1t had slipped your mind for the past four
years. and So"
That boy got the sack on the spot.
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Taking q Mean Advantage Of Him.
From the Boston Transcript
"And how would you like book for Christmas
present?' asked Aunt Lucy.
81 should like it above all things" replied George
who is passionately fond OF reading
sand would you rather have something with
which you are familiar, or book you never have
read?"
"Oh, something haven't read, by all means"
When George finds that the book Aunt Lucy is
going to give him-Something he never reads
the Bible, he Will understand what Shakespeare
meant when he spoke OF keeping the word OF
promise to our ear and breaking IT TO our hope.
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Cslors Gsr Chrssssnas.

ttO0 VIC NV oous
Tho colors for Christmas ere white and gold, and
there II no more Joyful combination OF Color White
70 the perfect union OF I'll colors end always the
emblem OF holiness and purity. yellow may b
used with the same significance as waite, repre-.
seuting JOY and gladnes2 The two c0lon Uplfy
Joy, giadneB and life. The other coloFs suitable
nor Christmas are red, which aymbolxes 0ooS love,
70 !S1,smbW these coaos IN chzisemas gtflA ard q
main - Of them.
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POTOMAC RIVER BOATS.
nAILi LINE To NORFOLK FORTRESS MON
~ ROE AND The sOUTd

nALf LINE To NORFOLK FORTRESS MON
~ ROE. AND The SoUIA
Steamers GEORGE LEARY and LADY OF THE
LAKE which leaves Washington tnily at ) % ~
Close connection with Boston and Providence stesln-
ers. also with all other rail aud steamboat lines
Steamer Leary lands at i1ney Point going AID return
Ing Monday "Wednesday snd Friday.
Steamer Lake lands at Cornfeld Harlsor gung ana
returning, Tuesday, Thursday and saturd days.
Knox and Lloyds express will call and check Bag
gage hotels aud private residences 1eleIhone-SaI
Leary, s453. Lake ~
Passengers rates Will be and after the 18th 81 fse
straight ticket and IS round trip.
Mt. VERNON, MI. VERMONT
STEAMER W. W CoHCoRAN
Leaves 1thstreet wharf daily texcept sunday for Mt
Vernon aud River LANDINGS far down A. oymout a
10 O'Clock a. IN Returning. reaches washinztOn
sl6 L L BLAKE Cartsin
I,oR POTOMAC RIVER LANDINGS
II NEM IRON STEAMER -NAKITIEl.D"
Leaves 9TH St wharf on MONDAYS, THURsDAYS
and sAIlRDAlsat z am returning TUEsDAGs.
fhlDAls. and SUNDAY pm, touching al River land
lnsrs a. far rs Nomni CreeG. Currlonan, Va aud 81
Clements Bay. Md. Connects with h aud u. r. n 4
Shepherds. See schedule. JOHN h. PADoETT AT
c. W. RIDLEY. Manager. ia.5
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she was Unnaarried.

From It'd Bits
He (at Chicago evening entertainment): "Do
you know that very brilliant looking woman At
the piano. Miss Breezy?"
Miss Breezy: ooh, yes, intimately. I win be
glad to present you, Mr.. Waldo.
He: "Thanks. Is she an unmarried lAdy?r
''Mtss Breezy: "Yes, she has been unmarried